The Black Project wins graphic novel prize

Gareth Brookes' The Black Project has won Myriad Editions' first competition for a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Prize Winners On Top in France, Spain

Leïla Slimani’s thriller Chanson douce, which opens with the killing of two children by their caretaker, took the top spot on the fiction bestseller list in France at the end of November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Comics Creators Fund Diversity on Kickstarter

African-American self-publishers are using Kickstarter to meet the demand for comics with diverse stories and characters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Execs On Their Biggest Wins of 2016

As magazine media continues to change and leaders in the field wrangle emerging technologies, there were several major wins this year. The post Media Execs On Their Biggest Wins of 2016 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘March Book Three’ Tops 10th Annual PW Graphic Novel Critics Poll

'March Book Three', the final volume in Rep. John Lewis's acclaimed civil rights graphic memoir, has topped PW's 10th Annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll with five votes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Loyalist flags protester wins £3,000 Facebook damages

Facebook is ordered to pay £3,000 damages to a loyalist flags protester for publishing comments about his children's religion. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber wins nine-way auction for 'fascinating' story of British Isles

Faber & Faber has acquired The City That Fell of a Cliff by historian Matthew Green following a "heated" nine-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Heinemann wins auction for book on racial bias

William Heinemann has acquired Biased: The New Science of Race and Inequality by social psychologist Dr Jennifer Eberhardt at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: University is 9-0 after 89-69 win over South East

Westchester and Fairfax remain the favorites to win the Western League, but the most likely league team to be unbeaten well into January is University, which improved to 9-0 on Thursday with an 89-69 win over South East. Gabe Okmin scored 29 points, Jude Agbasi had 17 and Daisone Hughes had 16.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Essex Serpent wins Spoon's Carpet Novel award

Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent (Serpent's Tail) has won the Spoon's Carpet Novel Award 2016 for the best novel to be read in a pub. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who Will Win the Newbery Medal?

Teachers, librarians, and students make their best guesses in mock Newbery programs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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White Review Short Story prize to expand to US and Canada

Annual short story competition the White Review Short Story Prize will be running simultaneously in the UK & Ireland and in the US & Canada for the first time next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investment company Rathbones to sponsor Folio Prize

Rathbone Investment Management has been confirmed as the new sponsor of the Folio Prize, which will become the Rathbones Folio Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walter Scott Prize launches academy

The organisers of the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction has launched an academy to help find future winners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow's Wilson wins Women in Publishing award

Kate Wilson, founder and m.d. of Nosy Crow, is the winner of this year’s Women in Publishing Pandora Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning romantic novelist Claire Lorrimer dies

Romance novelist Patricia Robins – who wrote under the penname Claire Lorrimer – has died aged 95. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Press, Big Prize: Inside Brooklyn Arts Press

Brooklyn Arts Press is a one-man operation that, despite its scant resources, took home the National Book Award for Poetry this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McNab wins inaugural Ruth Rendell Award for promoting literacy

Andy McNab has won the inaugural Ruth Rendell Award for the author who has done the most to champion literacy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Friday damages high-street sales, report shows

Black Friday damages high street sales for weeks before the event, a report from KPMG has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnson, Bragg and Hodge win inaugural Parliamentary Book Awards

Politicians Alan Johnson, Margaret Hodge, Melvyn Bragg and John Bew have been announced as the winners of the inaugural Parliamentary Book Awards, as voted for by MPs and members of the House of Lords. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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